Tag Archives: movies

On the flight home –> Bumblebee (2018)

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Joel

It was a long flight home, so what to do? Watch movie! I finally watched Bumblebee (2018), a movie that is in the same universe as the Michael Bay Transformer series. (Side note – I hate the Michael Bay Transformer … Continue reading →

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The last film on my in-flight film docket –> Aquaman (2018)

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Joel

The last film on the list was Aquaman (2018). This is sort of an origin story for DC’s movie Aquaman, but also I think a continuation from the events of Zack Snyder’s Justice League film. You learn a bit about … Continue reading →

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Next up on my in-flight movie list –> Shazam! (2019)

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Joel

The film Shazam! was on my list of superhero genre stuff to watch in the theaters, but as usual, I never got around to it. I’m trapped in my seat, so no time like the present. The film stars Zachary … Continue reading →

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With the kids away, the adults went out to play… and watch The Farewell (2019)

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Joel

Last Sunday with both of the kids away for a week at their respective summer camps, we had some free time to ourselves. We wanted to watch The Farewell (2019), starring Awkwafina. Oddly enough, the film isn’t playing anywhere near … Continue reading →

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Spider-Man: Far From Home

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Joel

While we were out and about during our extended July 4th weekend in New York, we made plans to watch the new Marvel-Sony Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) film after hanging out in Greenwich Village. Since we knew it was … Continue reading →

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Josh and I watched Danny Boyle’s new film Yesterday (2019) and we’re still confused on what was the point of the film

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Joel

Josh and I were looking to do something while the girls were out doing their own thing, and we decided to go see Yesterday. This is director Danny Boyle’s latest film and stars Himesh Patel and Lily James. The film … Continue reading →

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I loves me some Asian representation, but I wish Always Be My Maybe didn’t feel so…. bland

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Joel

Let’s get the bad / “It could have been better” out of the way – this felt a little bland. It’s a romantic comedy featuring two talented Asian-American actors, Ali Wong and Randall Park. The film is about their characters … Continue reading →

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I took the kids to see the Pokémon Detective Pikachu movie, and I wouldn’t say the movie made a lot of sense

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Joel

Not my first choice but the kids both wanted to see the Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) movie that came out in May. They both do love Pokémon and I haven’t spent as much time as I’ve wanted to recently, as … Continue reading →

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We went to see the live-action Aladdin film, and I didn’t think it was all that necessary

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Joel

Nums, Lily, and I went to see the new Disney live-action Aladdin (2019) film. I have to admit that the folks at Disney are smart — they can make a live-action film version of every animated film in their vault … Continue reading →

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Avengers: Endgame was an epic movie, but I liked Infinity War better

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Joel

**Warning – This will be a spoiler-heavy discussion about Avengers: Endgame (2019). If you haven’t seen it yet for some reason, step away from the website.** This is it. The big finale. The end of the line for many characters … Continue reading →

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